The Open Road | Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road

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by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

The Open Road

(Sung text for setting by N. Rorem)

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Language: English

Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose.

Henceforth I ask not good-fortune -- I myself am good fortune;
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Composition:

Ned Rorem

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Text Authorship:

by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Song of the Open Road, no. 1

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Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail

This text was added to the website: 2004-08-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 132

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